COMMERCIAL

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 56, Issue 4044, 6 May 1938, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

HAMILTON STOCK SALE. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company Limited report: Sheep: At Frankton sale on Tuesday, owing to the eczema guarantee restrictions, only a small yarding of fat sheep came forward. However, butchers operating under the guarantee purchased freely, with the result that prices showed an all-round improvement for all classes. Practically no store sheep were offered. Cattle: A good yarding of all classes came forward, with a medium entry of ox beef, which met with keen competition and sold at slightly advanced rates. A full entry of cow and heifer beef was noticeable for an improvement in quality, arid values generally were also in advance of recent sales. Fat Jersey cows met with a better demand, whilst an average entry of boner cows sold fully up to schedule rates. A truck of mixed cattjg from Mr J. C. Potts, of Bruntwood, sold as follows: Medium prime ox to £ll 19s, fat cows and heifers £7 7s to £9 6s, two pens of Hereford cows and heifers from Mr W. L. Carr, of Claudelands, averaged £B, while fat Friesian cows from Mr E. F. Peacocke, Ohaupo Road, Hamilton, sold from £8 5s to £9, and prime heifers from the same vendor made from £6 16s to £7 Bs.

Pigs: A smaller yarding of fat pigs was offered to a good bench of buyers, both baconers and porkers being in keen demand and sold at prices slightly in advance of those rulinglast week. A small yarding of store and weaner pigs met with keen competition throughout and values in both sections were slightly ahead of last sale. Sheep: Prime young* fat ewes 20s to 21s 2d, fat ewes 16s 9d to 18s 6d, killable ewes 12s, store lambs 10s 6d. Catle: Medium prime ox to £ll 19s, light 2-year steers to £9 10s, prime fat heifers £9 to £9 6s, medium fat heifers £7 9s to £7 19s, fat Jersey heifers £6 16s to £7 Bs, heavy fat cows £8 10s to £9, medium £7 15s to £8 ss, heavy fat Jersey cows £5 17s 6s to £7 ss, lighter £5 3s to £5 12s, heavy boner cows £3 15s to £4 12s, lighter £2 to £3, light prime vealers 35s to 395, small calves 19s to 27s 6s, Jersey and Jersey cross springing cows £5 15s to £7, small backward heifers £5 5.

Pigs: Best baconers £4 3s to £4 7s, heavy £3 18s to £4 2s, medium £3 12s to £3 17s, light £3 3s to £3 10s, unfinished £2 15s to £3, heavy porkers £2 6s to £2 14s, medium £2 Is to £2 ss, light 34s to £2, unfinished 25s to 30s, large stores 24s 6d to 275, smaller 20s to 235, slips 13s to 17s, best weaners 8s to Us, others 5s to 7s. VALUES AT MATAMATA. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report having held their fortnightly stock sale at Matamata on Wednesday, when a full yarding of cattle came forwrd. An average offering of cow and heifer beef comprised chiefly cattle Competition for all classes was brisk and values were slightly firmer. A full entry of boner cows met with firm competition and a total clearance resulted at prices fully on a par with recent sales. A small offering of potter bulls sold in advance of schedule rates. A full yarding of fat pigs came forward, the yarding comprising a good proportion of baconers for which competition was keen, prices being in advance of recent quotations. One pen of six prime quality baconers on account of Mr W. H. Barton, of Okauia, realised £4 8s each. Porkers and unfinished baconers sold fully up to late rates. w Only a few pens of store and weaner pigs came forward, and these sold at satisfactory prices. Cattle: Medium fat cows made £7 18s -to £8 4s; lighter £6 2s 6d to £7 4s; fat Jersey cows £5 15s to £6 10s; lighter £4 8s to £5 7s 6d; heavy boner cows £4 2s to £4 16s; medium £3 2s 6d to £3 19s; light £2 to £3; heavy potter Jersey bulls to £8 7s 6d; lighter £4 to £5 12s 6d; forward conditioned Friesian and Shorthorn cows, £4 13s to £5 Ils.